In Jorge Luis Borges’s piece “The Library of Babel” http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/library_of_babel.html, Borges uses really confusing and roundabout language to describe “The universe (which others call the Library (apparently?))”. He goes on to describe this by saying “The universe (which others call the Library) is composed of an indefinite and perhaps infinite number of hexagonal galleries, with vast air shafts between, surrounded by very low railings.” Now at this point I’m not quite sure what in the world Borges is trying to get at; hoping I will understand further, I continue: “From any of the hexagons one can see, interminably, the upper and lower floors. The distribution of the galleries is invariable… To the left and right of the hallway there are two very small closets. In the first, one may sleep standing up; in the other, satisfy one’s fecal necessities. I still cannot be sure what Borges is really trying to say, but I can begin to develop a theory.

Perhaps what Borges means is that ‘the library’ is really a collective knowledge of mankind, which is to say it can also be described as ‘the universe’. The two points describing this library and hexagon are: 1. The library exists, 2. Books are formless and chaotic. These are really the only rules one must know in order to write anything these days, be it a book, blog, poem, anything! This is important to know when thinking about multimedia writing, which is probably the most different kind of writing, as it takes any and all forms. Borges says that “…the Library is unending.” Which means our writing, no matter which form it may take, can also be unending.